Balloon releases: Colorful source of debate

August 2, 2015

Jerry Click/Houston Chronicle

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10/30/1976 - President Gerald Ford waves to the crowd as balloons are released at a Republican rally for his re-election for president held in the Houston Music Theater parking lot. Jerry Click / Houston Post

10/30/1976 - President Gerald Ford waves to the crowd as balloons are released at a Republican rally for his re-election for president held in the Houston Music Theater parking lot. Jerry Click / Houston Post